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Belly Dancers On Television
Maria's List
This page is based on a list compiled by Maria in Boulder, Colorado. See the bottom of the page for a profile of her. It originally appeared on her former web site, which was titled "Boulder Bellygrams". After she discontinued that web site, she granted permission for her list to be published here on Shira.net.
On this page:
- Maria's List, Television Shows
On other pages of this web site:
Table of Contents
Scripted Series
This category includes fiction shows with plots and characters that recur on a regular (usually weekly) basis, such as situation comedies, detective shows, dramas, etc.
Series Title |
Episode |
Original Air Date |
Dancer(s) |
Comments |
| Airwolf |
The series pilot |
1984 |
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Part of the action takes place in Libya, and therefore belly dancers are part of the episode. |
| Alice |
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Linda Lavin & Beth Howland |
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| Are You Being Served? |
"Fire Practice", Season 4, Episode 4 |
April 29, 1976 |
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An Arab comes to shop, and brings belly dancers with him. |
| Avengers |
"Honey for the Prince", Season 4, Episode 26 |
March 26, 1966 |
Diana Rigg |
Diana Rigg does a dance of the seven veils. |
| Babylon 5 |
"Quality of Mercy", Season 1, Episode 21 |
August 17, 1994 |
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| Banacek |
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Little Egypt |
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| Baretta |
"Lyman P. Dokker, Fed", Season 4, Episode 9 |
October 19, 1977 |
Martine Beswick |
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| Batman |
"Hizzoner the Penguin", Season 2, Episode 17 |
November 2, 1966 |
Little Egypt |
Music for the performance is played by Paul Revere and the Raiders. Wild, playful, fun to watch. |
| Battlestar Galactica |
Episode 10 |
1978 |
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| Benny Hill |
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Comedy scene of woman belly dancing for a "secret agent". |
| Beverly Hillbillies |
"The Sheik", Season 4, Episode 3 (Episode 109 overall) |
September 29, 1965 |
Nai Bonet, Lisa Britton, Diane Bond, & Marianna Case |
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| Big Country |
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1990's |
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Australian television documentary featuring belly dancers in Australia |
| Bionic Woman |
"Jaime and the King", Season 2, Episode 17 (Episode 31 overall) |
February 23, 1977 |
Lindsay Wagner and Annette Cardona |
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| Breaker High |
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High School kids perform with belly dancers on a trip to Istanbul |
| Briscoe County Junior |
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Atlantis |
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| Casablanca |
"The Cashier and the Belly Dancer", Season 1, Episode 4 (Episode 4 overall) |
August 27, 1983 |
Kim Almanzar |
The series starred David Soul as Rick. Several episodes feature Kim Almanzar as a dancer at the Blue Parrot. |
| Champions |
"Desert Journey", Season 1, Episode 25 |
March 19, 1969 |
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| Change of Heart |
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Couple goes to DC-area Middle Eastern restaurant |
| Charlie's Angels |
"Angels on Ice", Season 2, Episode 2 (Episode 25 overall) |
September 21, 1977 |
Jaclyn Smith |
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| Charlie's Angels |
"To See An Angel Die" (Part 2 of "From Street Models to Hawaiian Angels"), Season 5, Episode 2 |
November 30, 1980 |
Mesmera |
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| Charmed |
"Y Tu Mummy También", Season 5, Episode 10 |
January 5, 2003 |
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Phoebe wears an outfit vaguely resembling a belly dance costume. She does a seductive walk towards a guy while music that sounds vaguely Middle Eastern plays in the background. |
| Cheers |
"Money Dearest" |
October 9, 1986 |
Najwa |
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| Cliff Hangers |
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1980's |
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| Columbo |
"Identity Crisis", Season 5, Episode 3 (Episode 33 overall) |
November 2, 1975 |
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| Columbo |
"Try and Catch Me", Season 7, Episode 1 (Episode 40 overall) |
November 21, 1977 |
Marie Silva Alexander, Mariette Hartly |
A dance class scene. Marie Silva Alexander is the teacher, Mariette Hartly one of the students. |
| Dancing Daze |
Episode 3 |
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Robyn Moase |
Australian show. |
| Department S |
"A Fish Out of Water", Season 2, Episode 17 |
February 25, 1970 |
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British drama. |
| E.R. |
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Dr. Carter hires two belly dancers for a birthday treat for another character |
| Diagnosis Murder |
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| Dick Powell Theatre |
"Three Soldiers", Season 1, Episode 11 |
December 5, 1961 |
Antoinette |
Stars Telly Savalas and Robert Webber. |
| Double Dare |
"Three's a Killer", Season 1, Episode 5 |
May 15, 1985 |
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| Dynasty |
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Helena Vlahos |
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| El Clon |
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Brazilian soap opera featuring a belly dancer as a recurring character. |
| Evil Touch |
"Gornak's Prism", Season 1, Episode 21 |
March 3, 1974 |
Dancers include Kathie Brown |
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| Fame |
"Class Act", Season 2, Episode 4 |
October 21, 1982 |
Mesmera (credited as Laurie Rose) |
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| Fame |
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Suhaila Salimpour |
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| Fantasy Island |
"The Sheik", Season 2, Episode 1 (Episode 17 overall) |
September 16, 1978 |
Tamara Elliot (credited as Tamara Eliot) |
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| Fantasy Island |
"Night in the Harem", Season 5, Episode 6 (Episode 94 overall) |
November 14, 1981 |
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Belly dancing appears only briefly. |
| Farscape |
"Lava's a Many-Splendored Thing", Season 4, Episode 4 |
June 28, 2002 |
Christina Ramon |
Dancer is an alien head with 3 eyes. Guards see her as sensual belly dancer due to hallucinatory powder. The scene goes back and forth between the belly dancer and the dancing alien. |
| Firefly |
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A dancer moves between the tables in a smokey cantina. |
| Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
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| Full House |
"Luck Be a Lady", Season 2, Episode 21 |
April 28, 1989 |
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At a Vegas hotel with Arabian Nights theme, women are walking around in belly dance costumes. No dancing, though. |
| Gavilan |
"Destination Hero", Episode 11 |
December 14, 1982 |
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| Get Smart |
"Survival of the Fattest", Season 1, Episode 15 |
December 25, 1965 |
Tanya Lemani |
Maxwell Smart finds himself in an exotic Arabian nightclub. Tanya's character is Carla. |
| Get Smart |
"Appointment in the Sahara" |
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Myrna Ross |
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| Get Smart |
"Die Spy" |
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Poupee Bocar |
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| Gilligan's Island |
"Slave Girl", Season 3, Episode 26 (Episode 95 overall) |
March 20, 1967 |
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| Growing Pains |
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| Happy Days |
"Marion's Misgivings", Season 5, Episode 17 |
January 24, 1978 |
Marion Ross |
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| Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries |
"The Mystery of King Tut's Tomb", Season 2, Episode 3 |
September 25, 1977 |
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| High Tide |
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Yasemin Yildiz |
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| Highlander |
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Dancing in a harem scene. |
| Hill Street Blues |
"Jungle Madness", Season 1, Episode 15 |
May 26, 1981 |
Mesmera |
During roll call, Mesmera performs for Sgt. Esterhaus. |
| I, Claudius |
"Queen of Heaven", Season 1, Episode 7 |
October 25, 1976 |
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| I, Claudius |
"Old King Long", Season 1, Episode 13 |
December 6, 1976 |
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| I Dream of Jeannie |
"The Lady in the Bottle", Season 1, Episode 1 |
September 18, 1965 |
Barbara Eden and others |
Silly, fun, playful, but short. |
| I Dream of Jeannie |
"Americanization of Jeannie", Season 1, Episode 8 |
November 6, 1965 |
Tanya Lemani |
Tanya's role was Sadelia. |
| I Dream of Jeannie |
"My Son the Genie", Season 3, Episode 13 |
December 12, 1967 |
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Bob "Gilligan" Denver guest starred as Jeannie's cousin. |
| I Dream of Jeannie |
"Who's Got the Genie?" |
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| I Dream of Jeannie |
"Jeannie, the Governor's Wife", Season 4, Episode 17 |
February 10, 1969 |
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| I Spy |
"The Medarra Block", Season 3, Episode 4 |
October 2, 1967 |
Helena Kallianotes? |
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| Incredible Hulk |
"Sideshow", Season 3, Episode 14 (Episode 48 overall) |
January 25, 1980 |
Tamara Elliot (credited as Tam Elliot) |
Two belly dance sequences. |
| Keeping Up Appearances |
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Judy Cornwell |
Daisy belly dances for Onslow |
| Kids in the Hall |
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In one sketch belly dancers are featured in a Moroccan club setting. |
| Lipstick on Your Collar |
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1990's |
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Belly dancers in 4 episodes |
| Lois & Clark, New Adventures of Superman |
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Teri Hatcher |
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| Love Boat |
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Dancer appears during cruise to the Middle East. |
| Mama's Family |
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Mesmera |
Dancing in a restaurant. |
| Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
"King of Knaves Affair", Season 1, Episode 13 |
December 22, 1964 |
Tanya Lemani |
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| Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
"Deadly Goddess Affair", Season 2, Episode 17 |
January 16, 1966 |
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| Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
"The Come with Me to the Casbah Affair", Season 3, Episode 9 |
November 21, 1966 |
Abbe Lane |
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| Matt Houston |
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Kamala |
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| Maude |
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Adrienne Barbeau |
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| Max Headroom |
"Body Banks", Season 1, Episode 3 |
April 14, 1987 |
Suhaila Salimpour |
Suhaila dances on stage next to an enormous pig. |
| McCloud |
"Our Man in the Harem", Season 6, Episode 5 (Episode 38 overall) |
January 11, 1976 |
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| McMillan & Wife |
"Aftershock", Season 5, Episode 3 |
November 9, 1975 |
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| Mission Impossible |
Third episode of the "new" series |
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Belly dancer appears in a Middle Eastern club setting. |
| Mork and Mindy |
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Maria Lunahan |
Mork hires bellydancer for a birthday party. |
| Nanny |
"Not Without My Nanny", Season 5, Episode 14 |
January 28, 1998 |
Ansuya |
The Nanny is abducted by a sheik, and a belly dance scene ensues. |
| New Adventures of Beans Baxter |
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1980's |
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Two belly dancers try to seduce a spy for information. |
| Night Court |
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A dancer appears during Bull's stag party. |
| Odd Couple |
"The Odyssey Couple", Season 3, Episode 21 (Episode 68 overall) |
March 2, 1973 |
Kapi Lindos (credited as Lynne Miller) |
Kapi Lindos was credited as Lynne Miller in this one, then later changed her name to Kapi Lindos. Some say her connection to Ron Silver (who later became her husband) helped her land the role. |
| Odd Couple |
"The Rain in Spain", Season 5, Episode 1 (Episode 93 overall) |
September 12, 1974 |
Kapi Lindos |
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| Odd Couple |
"The Odd Candidate", Season 5, Episode 7 (Episode 99 overall) |
October 24, 1974 |
Kapi Lindos |
Kapi Lindos appeared in 3 different episodes of The Odd Couple, and each time she played a different character. |
| Odd Couple |
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Penny Marshall |
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| On the Buses |
"The Snake", Season 3, Episode 6 |
February 6, 1970 |
Julie Mendez |
Julie Mendez dances with a snake. |
| Petrocelli |
"Once Upon a Victim", Season 1, Episode 15 |
January 29, 1975 |
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| Police Woman |
"The Young and the Fair", Season 4, Episode 13 (Episode 82 overall) |
January 25, 1978 |
Angie Dickinson |
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| Quincy M.E. |
"Hot Ice", Season 5, Episode 5 |
October 18, 1979 |
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| Rat Patrol |
"Street Urchin Raid", Season 2, Episode 15 |
December 25, 1957 |
Tanya Lemani |
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| Rescue Me |
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2006 |
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Belly dance class on show |
| Rosanne |
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Kamala's troupe, Flowers of the Desert |
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| Salomé |
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Latin American television novella. An actress dances during the opening credits. |
| Secret Adventures of Jules Verne |
"The Book of Knowledge", Final Episode, Episode 22 |
December 16, 2000 |
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It opens during a dance performance in a dive in Tangiers (with Passepartout shouting something about "camel"). A little dancing is glimpsed before Verne falls into the delirium which takes up most of the episode. |
| Sex and the City |
"The Awful Truth", Season 2, Episode 2 |
June 13, 1999 |
Raven and Shantal Riley |
Very little dancing shown by how the episode is edited. Dialogue very insulting to belly dancers. |
| Sex and the City |
"Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl", Season 3, Episode 4 |
June 25, 2000 |
Jenna Rosenberg |
Not belly dancing - the scene shows an exercise class called "Goddess Workout". Only reason for including it on this list is that Dolphina brags on her web site about this episode was inspired by her belly dance class. |
| Simpsons |
"Homer's Night Out", Season 1, Episode 10 |
March 25, 1990 |
Princess Kashmir (animated character) |
Insulting to belly dancers. |
| Stargate SG-1 |
"Thor's Hammer", Season 1, Episode 9 |
September 26, 1997 |
Bobbie Phillips |
Dance scene in beginning of episode. |
| Star Trek |
"Menagerie" Part 2, Season 1, Episode 12 |
November 24, 1966 |
Susan Oliver |
The character is Vina, the Orion slave girl. Very short, about 45 seconds. |
| Star Trek |
"Wolf in the Fold", Season 2, Episode 14 (Episode 36
overall) |
December 22, 1967 |
Tanya Lemani |
Positive portrayal of our dance
form with excellent dancing. |
| Switch |
"Round Up the Usual Suspects", Season 1, Episode 23 |
March 23, 1976 |
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Belly dancers appear in the opening credits. |
| Three's Company |
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1970's |
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Jack, Chrissy, and Janet, go to restaurant. A belly dancer in a red bedlah dances for them. |
| Trapper John, M.D. |
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| Two Ronnies |
"Death Can Be Fatal", Season 4, Episode 6 |
February 6, 1975 |
Princess Soraya |
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| Two Ronnies |
"Worm That Turned" (episode 3?) |
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| Weird Science |
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Ansuya |
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| What's Happening Now? |
"Dueling Menus", Season 1, Episode 10 |
1985 |
Marguerite Kusuhara |
Because of Marguerite's pale skin color, the makeup department painted her entire skin to darken it and make it look better on camera. |
| Who's the Boss? |
"A Moving Episode", Season 3, Episode 24 |
May 19, 1987 |
Najwa |
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| Wild Wild West |
"Night of the Grand Emir", Season 1, Episode 18 |
January 28, 1966 |
Yvonne Craig |
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| Xena Warrior Princess |
"Cradle of Hope", Season 1, Episode 4 (Episode 4 overall) |
September 25, 1995 |
Lucy Lawless |
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| Xena Warrior Princess |
"Who's Gurkhan?", Season 6, Episode 4 (Episode 116 overall) |
October 23, 2000 |
Lucy Lawless and Renée O'Connor |
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| Young & the Restless |
Two episodes |
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Mesmera |
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Unscripted Shows
This category includes talk shows, variety shows, reality shows, and game shows.
Series Title |
Episode |
Original Air Date |
Dancer(s) |
Comments |
| Alan Burke Show |
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1969 |
Serena & Yerevan dancers |
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| Andy Williams Show |
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Tanya Lemani |
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| Arsenio Hall |
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Horacio Cifuentes |
Horacio does a Pharaonic performance as part of his segment. |
| Blind Date |
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Features a segment where a couple attends a belly dance class. |
| Caroline Rhea Show |
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Amira Mor |
Amira Mor teaches a belly dance mini-lesson to Joey Fatone from NSYNC |
| Christina |
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Latin America television talk show which has occasionally featured appearances by belly dancers. |
| Clip Trips |
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This is an MTV-like show from Canada. In one episode the VJ took belly dance lessons and interviewed the instructor. |
| Culture Shock |
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January, 2002 |
Yasmina Ramzy |
Featured a segment on Middle Eastern dance. Included clips of ethnic and troupe performances Canadian show via the CBC network. Hosted by Gregory Charles. |
| Dateline NBC |
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February 2004 |
Maria |
Performance at Mataam Fez in Boulder during a show |
| Dating Story |
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On TLC |
| Donny & Marie Show |
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Cast of V.I.P. |
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| Elvis 1968 Comeback Special |
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Tanya Lemani |
Tanya dances as Elvis sings the song "Little Egypt" |
| Emeril Live |
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Amira Mor |
Emeril was cooking Moroccan lamb. |
| Follow That Food |
"Follow That Orange" |
July 1, 2002 |
Shamira |
Segment filmed at L'Orange Bleu in Manhattan. Orange costume. |
| Good Morning America |
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August 1970, features several dancers. |
| Honey, We're Killing the Kids |
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April 2006 |
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A belly dancer tries to teach an out-of-shape couple to belly dance. The couple made some rude comments about the belly dancer. |
| Inside Entertainment |
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Features a local actress from Calgary, Alberta moonlighting as a belly dancer. |
| Jenny Jones |
"America's Sexiest Twins", Episode 3 |
October 25, 1995 |
Veena and Neena |
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| Merv Griffin Show |
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Helena Vlahos |
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| Mike Douglas Show |
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Helena Vlahos |
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| Mike Douglas Show |
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Ozel Turkbas |
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| Modern Manners |
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Aired on WTN. A segment featured a belly dancer's thoughts on clubs. |
| Ni Ge Mie Ye Chang (Enjoy Yourself Tonight) |
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Helena Vlahos |
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| Premier Impacto |
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Lela Zahar |
Spanish-language news magazine. Segment on Puerto Rican dancer Lela Zahar. |
| Real People |
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Dahlena and John Compton |
About professional belly dancers and women who enjoy belly dance as a hobby, shot in Dahlena's studio in Chicago. Segment on a male dancer, which was John Compton, filmed in San Francisco. |
| Regis Philbin Health Styles |
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| Richard Simmons Show |
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Helena Vlahos |
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| Sabado Gigante |
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Shamira |
Talent show featuring belly dancers from all over. Shamira represented New York City. |
| SCTV |
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A belly dancer appears in a spoof of Casablanca. |
| Spectacular World of Guinness Records |
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Helena Vlahos |
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| Starting Over |
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September 28, 2004 |
Elanah |
Reality show. Elanah teaches the women of the house how to belly dance. |
| Steve Harvey's Big Time |
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Veena & Neena |
Talent show. Steve Harvey makes lecherous comments. |
| Steve Harvey's Big Time |
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Mali the Pyro Gypsy |
Talent show. She claims to be a belly dancer, but what she does is performance art with fire. |
| That's Incredible |
|
1981 |
Helena Vlahos |
Brief dance performance with incredible backbend, then quarter-rolling, |
| Thicke of the Night |
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Helena Vlahos |
Helena Vlahos performs tricks. |
| To Tell the Truth |
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Atlantis |
Episode titled "The Girl with the Golden Gut". Panel has to guess which contestant is the belly dancer. |
| USA Up All Night |
March 6, 1993 |
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Benedene Cannata, L. Sharon Capo, Nesma Demopoulos and Shantal Riley, and dancers from Cleopatra, a restaurant in New York City |
Hosted by Gilbert Gottfried. |
| What's My Line? |
|
1969 |
Serena |
Game show, Serena as the secret guest |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? |
Season 5, Episode 25 |
July 25, 2003 |
Veena & Neena Bidashi |
The dancers and their snakes appear in two of the improvised comedy sketches. |
One-Time Shows and Mini-Series
These include fiction movies, mini-series, bio pics, awards shows, and documentries.
Series Title |
Year |
Dancer(s) |
Comments |
| Alexander the Great |
1968 |
Antoinette (featured), |
Stars William Shatner, Adam West, John Cassavetes and Joseph Cotten. |
| Arabian Nights |
2000 |
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Hallmark version. |
| Blue Knight |
1973 |
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Stars William Holden and Lee Remick. |
| Cairo Unveiled |
1990's |
Lucy |
Aired by National Geographic. |
| Cleopatra - The Most Powerful Woman on Earth |
1999 |
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Three-part TV movie |
| Gideon (Hallmark Hall of Fame) |
1971 |
Little Egypt |
Little Egypt played the character Orpah. Broadcast March 26, 1971. |
| Hunchback |
1997 |
Salma Hayek |
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| Key to Rebecca |
1985 |
Lina Raymond |
Dancer appears in part 2 of the mini-series. Stars David Soul. Sonja (Lina's character) is intimate friends with a German Spy. |
| Mary Magdalene |
2000 |
Ambra Angiolini |
Shown on PAX cable channel. Stars Maria Grazia Cucinotta. Herod's daughter belly dances. |
| MTV Music Video Awards |
2000 |
Shamira, Natalia, Miranda, & Samara |
Christina Aguilera's performance had four belly dancers. Choreographed by Shamira. |
| Night Strangler |
1973 |
Jo Ann Pflug |
Scene in a Seattle nightclub. |
| Perfect Woman |
1981 |
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Stars Fred Willard. Ruler of intergalactic empire watches a dancer on television. |
| Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story |
1987 |
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Stars Farrah Fawcett. A belly dancer appears at one of the parties. |
| Requiem Por Granada |
1991 |
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Dancers appear in chapters 2 and 4. Spanish mini- series about the last Muslim King of Granada. |
| Story Lady |
1991 |
Mesmera and her snake |
Stars Jessica Tandy. |
| Sweet Temptation |
1996 |
Mesmera |
Stars Beverly D'Angelo. |
| Top Ten Showgirls of the World |
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Birgul Ata |
On Travel Channel. Belly dancers in Istanbul made #8 on the list. Tasteful and respectful segment! |
Commercials
Product |
When Aired |
Dancer |
Comments |
| Alka Seltzer |
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Morocco |
"No matter what shape your stomach is in". |
| AT&T Wireless |
February 3, 2002 |
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Super Bowl 3rd quarter. |
| Coors Beer |
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Maybe Veena & Neena? |
A harem scene with Dr. Dre & Snoop Doggy Dog a rap video. |
| Episode of Monster House |
2003 |
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Belly dancer appears in a commercial promoting an episode of Monster House in which a house is being transformed into a Moroccan theme. |
| Jello |
2006 |
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A belly dancer in sweats does some dance moves. |
| Killian's Irish Red Ale |
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Belly dancer appears briefly with a veil. |
| Renault |
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Dancer used to be known as Sa' |
| Trump Taj Mahal Hotel and Casino |
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Soraya of New Jersey |
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Local Television Station Shows
Show |
Date |
Dancer |
Comments |
| A.M. Los Angeles with Regis Philbin (KABC) |
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Helena Vlahos |
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| Auction 21 |
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Auction show for Long Island. One episode auctioned off a belly dance show. |
| Greatest Car Show on Earth |
July 4, 2003 |
Maria with Mehmet the Snake |
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| Helluva Town |
Fall 1969 |
Serena |
Serves the local New York market. Shows Serena and her students at her studio in New York City. |
| Maria Papadatos Show |
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Anjelika |
Show airs for New Jersey market. |
| WB2 Morning News Denver |
April 14, 2006 |
Maria and students |
Giving lessons and dancing. |
About Maria
The list of movies on this page was compiled by Maria over the course of several years, and used to reside on her own web site. After she discontinued her web site, she granted permission to Shira to place it here on Shira.net so that it wouldn't be lost to the dance community.
Maria is a retired professional belly dancer and flamenco dancer from the Boulder, Colorado area. She was one of the main dancers at the House of Marrakesh in LODO Denver and the former Mataam Fez in Boulder.
Maria taught bellydance to hundreds of students in the Boulder area. She was also Director of World Dance at former dance studio "Dance West". As former Event Manager for Boulder Creek Events, she coordinated and scheduled high profile Boulder events such as the "Boulder Community Dance Stage" at the Boulder Creek Festiva for nine years.
Maria was previously owner of Boulder BellyGrams by Maria, a successful entertainment company. Maria also co-founded a storytelling/musican/dance troupe called "Ziva Dunya" ("bright world"), developing a program "Tales & Rhythms from the Middle East" which they brought to schools, multicultural festivals, senior centers, etc., to great acclaim.
PHOTO CREDIT: This dramatic skirt photo was taken by Fritz Penning. |
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Maria has also worked with Broomfield Heights Middle School from 2000 to 2008, as a choreographer for the after school Dance Club Program. Maria has also been invited as a guest speaker/performer for the "Art Café" which had its premier at the Colorado Art Expo 2003. Maria has also been invited as guest dancer/teacher at women’s retreats, women’s events, and other cultural events in and around the country.
Maria has now retired from dance in order to pursue her education to become a Registered Nurse (RN). She is diligently studying and working as a nurse assistant while she pursues her degree.
Click on either of these two photos of Maria to see the image in more detail. |
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